Indian Aesthetics Previous Year UGC-NET English Questions

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Indian Aesthetics PYQs UGC-NET English

1. Match List-I with List-II:

List-I (Library/Institute)

(a) Connemara Public Library

(b) Dhwanyaloka

(d) Asiatic Society

List-II (Location)

I. Kolkata

II. Chennai

III. Mysore

IV. Pune

1)(a)-I; (b)-III; (c)-IV; (d)-II
2)(a)-II; (b)-III; (c)-IV; (d)-I
3)(a)-III; (b)-IV; (c)-II; (d)-I
4)(a)-IV; (b)-I; (c)-II; (d)-III

2. Arrange the following characters in the chronological order in which they appeared in Indian literature:

(a) Praneshacharya (Samskara)

(b) Sakuni (Mahabharata)

(d) Gobar (Godan)

1)(a), (b), (c), (d)
2)(b), (a), (c), (d)
3)(b), (c), (d), (a)
4)(b), (d), (c), (a)

3. Identify the correct pairs:

[A] Kalidasa – Amoghvarsha

[B] Bhavabhuti – Uttararamcharita

[C] Bhasa – Urubhanga

[D] Rajashekhara – Rajatarangini

[E] Somadeva – Kathasaritsagara

1)A, C and D only
2)C, D and E only
3)B, C and E only
4)B, D and E only

4. Uttararamacharita by ____ is based on Valmiki’s Ramayana.

1)Bhasa
2)Bhavabhuti
3)Bharavi
4)Kalidasa

5. Which of the following concepts are associated with Bhartrhari’s theory of ‘Sphota’?

[A] Rasa

[B] Alankara

[C] Dhvani

[D] Vakrokti

[E] Shabda Brahman

1)A and E only
2)C and E only
3)D and B only
4)A and C only

6. Abhijnansakuntalam makes use of the following four languages:

1)Sanskrit, Shauraseni, Tamil and Maharashtri
2)Sanskrit, Shauraseni, Pali and Oriya
3)Sanskrit, Brajabuli, Maharashtri and Magdhi
4)Sanskrit, Shauraseni, Maharashtri and Magdhi

7. Which three of the following plays were written by Sanskrit dramatist Bhasa?

[A] Carudatta

[B] Ratnavali

[C] Urubhanga

[D] Malavikagnimitram

[E] Karnabharam

1)A, B and D
2)A, C and E
3)B, C and E
4)C, D and E

8. Who among the following is the earliest available Indian dramatist?

1)Bhavabhuti
2)Kalidas
3)Bhasa
4)Rajashekhar

9. How many major forms of drama have been described by Bharata in his manual of dramaturgy?

1)Seven
2)Three
3)Four
4)Ten

10. Arrange the following texts chronologically:

(A) Bharat’s Natyashastra

(B) Kshemendra’s Aucityavicharacharcha

(D) Kuntak’s Vakroktijivitam

(E) Anandavardhan’s Dhvanyaloka

1)(A), (E), (C), (D), (E)
2)(A), (C), (D), (E), (B)
3)(A), (C), (E), (D), (B)
4)(B), (A), (C), (E), (D)

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